Houthi drone attack on Southern region · 7 December 2020
General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward the Kingdom
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
- Date
- 7 December 2020 · 22 Rabi' al-Thani 1442 AH
- Place
- Southern region
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Joint Forces Command of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": interception and destruction of a drone (booby-trapped) launched by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militia toward the Kingdomعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": اعتراض وتدمير طائرة بدون طيار (مفخخة) أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية الإرهابية المدعومة من إيران باتجاه المملكة (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 22 Rabi' al-Thani 1442 AH, corresponding to 07 December 2020 AD, SPA. The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Brigadier General Staff Turki Al-Malki, stated that the Joint Coalition forces were able - praise be to God - this evening…”
- Houthis launch drone towards Saudi Arabia
“- Houthis acused of systematic and deliberate targeting of civilians RIYADH: The Arab Coalition said it has intercepted a drone fired by Houthi militias targeting Saudi Arbaia. Coalition spokesman Col. Al-Maliki said…”